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"I took lessons from an IM (a brilliant player and excellent guy) for three years and ended up rated 750."
++ That does not impress much.
Playing for three years and never moving from 750 (or any rating level) would be far less impressionable. At some point we reach our peak, no matter the resource.
I won two games last week and held a draw with a player 200+ rating points USCF OTB, as he made a slight inaccuracy in the endgame.
That was a three round tournament.
A. On any given day, my 200+ opponent has superior board awareness, especially since he played his 'bread and butter' white opening against me. I had to play thru patterns he could do in his sleep. 200 is a significant gap.
B. I owe my playing style to the Evil Chess Coach, as he helped me revisit the game as an adult improver. I haven't found my upside yet and I am 76 years old.
you charge people $25 the hour. Most people thinking they will get really good with your classes, are just dumb. If atleast it were something like $5 lmao, you think we are rich or what? Thans god I never asked for coaches to play a silly game like this.
My rates range between 18-25$ an hour depending on the pack, which is quite reasonable for where I live. Best of luck!